Romantic Firefighters Save Couple's Wedding After Snow Caves in Roof

An Arlington, Virginia fire captain and his team of romantic firefighters saved the day for a bride and groom Saturday after a snow storm wrecked their wedding plans.

By Jeanne Goddard

25 February 60 Views

Police Officer Gives a Ride to College Student and Changes His Life

An Arkansas police officer, who saw a young man walking down the road at two o'clock in the morning on a frigid cold night, stopped to ask if he wanted a ride. The chance encounter ended up changing the college student's life.

By Jeanne Goddard

28 February 58 Views

Honoring Three Men Who Came to B.C., Found Success, and Gave Millions Back

A jovial 87-year-old has parlayed a huge construction business in Iran into a Canadian philanthropic legacy that will continue after he is gone. His Djavad Mowafaghian Foundation has given away tens of millions of his personal wealth to build children hospitals in Vancouver -- and building schools for children around the world. Most ambitious, his Foundation has built a new $68.8-million center for brain health at the University of BC with 500 scientists working on diseases like alzheimer's.

By Jeanne Goddard

04 January 57 Views

Tattoo Shop Owner Dedicates Years to Helping the Homeless and Addicted

The owner of Inkslinger's Tattoo Shop has quietly become an inspiration to his Massachusetts community. Billy Pfaff's shop is often filled with donations he has collected for the homeless -- coats, blankets, sleeping bags, tents and gift cards -- which he personally hands out. Why does he care? In 2010 he was in their shoes.

By Jeanne Goddard

12 January 60 Views

Tim Tebow Will Host 50 Red Carpet Proms For Special Needs Folks

Valentines Day is going to be extra special this year for 5000 people with special needs across the United States who will be attending glitzy prom dances paid for by the former NFL star quarterback, Tim Tebow.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 January 62 Views

Teacher Starts Free Clothing Bank For Students, Spreads to Whole Town

A sixth-grade teacher in Bakersfield, California was so sad to see kids coming to school wearing old, torn clothes that she started a clothing bank for students. That was three years ago, and after getting so many donations from the community, she now runs it as a benefit for the entire community.

By Jeanne Goddard

20 January 68 Views

In Minutes, Strangers Give $160K for Field Trips to Harvard for NYC's Poorest Kids

In just an hour, after the popular photography blog, Humans of New York, posted a plea to help fund field trips to Harvard for an inner city school, 6000 people donated, rocketing the campaign past its goal of $100,000. And, the total has been growing for five days to reach almost a million dollars. It all started with a photo of a little black boy from the neighborhood, who said his hero was the school's principal.

By Jeanne Goddard

22 January 60 Views